National survey of state laws /

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Edition:7th edition.
Imprint:Getzville, New York : William S. Hein & Co., 2015.
Description:1 online resource
Language:English
Subject:Law -- United States -- States.
Law -- U.S. states.
United States.
Electronic books.
Format: E-Resource Spoken word recording Audio Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10463278
Related Items:Print version: National survey of state laws.
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Other authors / contributors:Leiter, Richard A., editor.
William S. Hein & Company (Firm)
ISBN:0837740266
9780837740263
Notes:Revises the 6th edition (Detroit : Thomson Gale, 2008).
Summary:This new edition of NSSL covers the changes that have happened in many areas of law since 2008, including abortion, the right to die, gun control, prayer in public schools, marijuana, marriage, personal income tax, drunk driving, capital punishment, right to work, lemon laws, leases and other agreements, child custody, and legal ages. Presented in chart format, NSSL allows users to make basic state-by-state comparisons of current state laws. The subjects featured fall into eight general legal categories: Business and Consumer Laws; Criminal Laws; Education Laws; Employment Laws; Family Laws; General Civil Laws; Real Estate Laws; and Tax Laws. Within each section each topic is arranged alphabetically and is presented in its own subsection, which begins with a general overview followed by a table that briefly summarizes each state's and the District of Columbia's statutes on particular aspects of law. References to each state's statute or code section covering that law are also presented, enabling users who are interested in reading the original text to find it easily. The appendix, Statutory Compilations Used in This Book, provides the abbreviations and full names of each state code.--Publisher.
Other form:Print version: National survey of state laws. 7th edition. Getzville, New York : William S. Hein & Co., ©2015 9780837740263
Table of Contents:
  • I. Business and consumer laws: 1. Antitrust
  • 2. Attorneys
  • 3. Deceptive trade practices
  • 4. Interest rates
  • 5. Lemon laws
  • II. Criminal laws: 6. Capital punishment
  • 7. Computer crimes
  • 8. Criminal statues of limitation
  • 9. Drunk driving
  • 10. Gun control
  • 11. Helmet and selected safety laws for motorcyclists and bicyclists
  • 12. Illegal drugs: a. Cocaine; b. Heroin ; c. Marijuana
  • 13. Prohibited consensual sexual activity
  • 14. Theft of identity
  • III. Education laws: 15. Compulsory education
  • 16. Corporal punishment in public schools
  • 17. Prayer in public schools
  • 18. Privacy of school records
  • IV. Employment laws : 19. Legal holidays
  • 20. Minimum wage
  • 21. Right to work
  • 22. Whistleblower statutes
  • V. Family laws: 23. Abortion
  • 24. Adoption
  • 25. Annulment and prohibited marrriage
  • 26. Child abuse
  • 27. Child custody
  • 28. Defense of marriage acts
  • 29. Grounds for divorce
  • 30. Marital property
  • 31. Marriage age requirements
  • 32. Protective orders
  • VI. General civil laws: 33. Animal welfare
  • 34. Civil rights
  • 35. Civil statutes of limitation
  • 36 Freedom of Information Acts.
  • 37. . Gambling
  • 38. Legal ages
  • 39. Lost, abandoned and unclaimed personal property.
  • 40. Medical records
  • 41. Negligence
  • 42. Right to die: a Durable power of attorney ; b. Euthanasia ; c. Living wills
  • 43. Stalking.
  • 44. State lotteries
  • 45. Wills
  • VII. Real estate laws: 46. Adverse possession
  • 47. Homestead
  • 48. Leases and rental agreements
  • VII. Tax laws: 49. Consumer taxes
  • 50. Personal income tax
  • Appendix: 51. Statuatory compilations.

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